Once we have received the additional information that we have requested from the contractor we will make a further assessment to ensure that they have either met the minimum legal requirements or have demonstrated that they wish to within a specified time period.
A letter will be sent in such circumstances where we are satisfied with the responses that we have received from the contractors and do not see a need for any further enquiry. We will advise the contractor of their Safety Check database status.
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Once we have received all responses back, we will advise you of the contractors level of acceptance, whether they are Non-Compliant, Approved or Preferred Contractors. Details of these levels are:
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Non-Compliant
Contractor has not met the minimum legal requirement with no commitment to do so. We would therefore recommend that this contractor is not selected for appointment.
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Approved Contractor
All Approved contractors named on the database will have been subject to the same number of checks as those wishing to achieve Preferred level status. However, some deficiencies will have been identified during our evaluation process. These deficiencies will be brought to the attention of the contractor who will be encouraged to address the deficiencies and progress to Preferred level status. These deficiencies will need to be addressed before the contractor is re-assessed (if such deficiencies are addressed and corrected before the re-assessment date the contractor will move to Preferred Contractor status. If they are not addressed before or at the stage of re-assessment the contractor may remain or be removed from your database of Approved contractors). We would recommend that you always use Preferred contractors in place of Approved contractors wherever possible.
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Preferred Contractor
All Preferred contractors named and entered on the database will have been subject to a number of checks. They will have indicated their desire to achieve Preferred contractor status. Most importantly they will have had to demonstrate:
• Sound technical knowledge
• Rigorous Health & Safety policies and procedures
• Detailed training records where particular legislation requires this
• Adequate insurance provision
• Environmental awareness
The use of Preferred contractors from the database will mean that you may use contractors with a good level of compliance with health & safety legislation.
